Fired animal nutrition research professor Hussein S. Hussein’s lawyer, Jeffrey Dickerson requested a thorough audit of the university’s research donations Wednesday while arguing that Hussein was singled out for retribution for being a whistle-blower.

University President Milton Glick fired professor Hussein S. Hussein on Friday, going against the recommendation of three of the four people on Hussein’s hearing committee and its judge.

After students questioned its legitimacy, there will not be a new student government election because the judicial council ruled no one proved the violations affected the election.

Carson City – Students can expect to pay more starting fall 2009, after the Board of Regents approved a 5 percent tuition hike and a $5 per credit Associated Students of the University of Nevada fee at its meeting last week.

When Ole Thienhaus went to work at the methadone clinic six weeks ago, it was a typical Wednesday morning.

University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick announced Tuesday that alcohol sales will continue in Mackay Stadium during football games.

The decision came a month after fans submitted gameday surveys to the university and the Nevada athletic department.

The Board of Regents will discuss a potential five percent tuition raise Thursday, Dan Klaich, Nevada System of Higher Education executive vice chancellor, said.

A hearing officer has determined that professor Hussein S. Hussein deserves to be reprimanded but should also keep his job.

A special hearing committee will make its recommendation to University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick by April 7 on whether professor Hussein S. Hussein should keep his job or face other other sanctions.

Decision to stop beer sales at Mackay will be made in next two weeks.

Last week, Chief Justice Thomas Gennaro asked the Associated Students of the University of Nevada front desk attendant where the judicial council’s mailbox was placed. The attendant told him he should check clubs and organizations.

Marc Johnson, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University, will be the University of Nevada, Reno’s new provost, starting June 1.

As stories about school violence grab headlines across the nation, universities are reassessing their safety policies, searching for new ways to get urgent messages to students.

A survey about the alcohol policy at Nevada football games has caused student leaders to draft a resolution and start a Facebook group in support of serving alcohol at games.

The survey, which will be available on SurveyMonkey through Saturday, comes in three parts. While the first two ask about demographics and gameday experiences, the third asks questions about the sale and consumption of alcohol at Mackay Stadium. The survey was first released last week by the Nevada athletics department, said Keith Hackett, associate director of athletics.

Ten out of 16 officers and four sergeants in the University of Nevada, Reno Police Department said they have no confidence in police chief Adam Garcia, according to an undated three-page memo.

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